Local Government
County election shaping up to be very busy
14 potential candidates have qualified and several others have picked up papers; deadline next month
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-Just over a dozen candidates have officially qualified for the August 5 county general election, but there have been several others who have picked up qualifying papers, paving the way for a busy election, according to election [...]
School system looking to upgrade equipment
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-School board members were presented with plans to replace the current telephone system at Clay County High School and an outdated one at Celina K-8 here at the February board meeting, and they also approved a motion to request bids for other future building updates.
Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative representative Kevin Collins [...]
New Celina city hall plans back on track
By THOMAS P. WEAVER
HORIZON Editor
CELINA-Aldermen approved a new firm as the city’s engineer for the construction of the new city hall on city-owned property just off the square at their February meeting held earlier this month, putting plans to construct the building back on track.
Mayor Willie Kerr told the HORIZON Monday “plans fell through with [...]
Almost every major county office to be contested in election of 2010
From Staff Reports
CELINA-It’s hard to believe another four-year election cycle has rolled around, but it has.
2010 is the year of the quadrennial county elections, with virtually every office on the ballot, but there are also some very interesting other races that will be on the slate–most notably governor, the 6th District U.S. Rep. seat being [...]
Celina vying for downtown revitalization grant money
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-The local board of mayor and alderman approved a resolution to apply for a state-funded “downtown revitalization” grant at their first meeting held here early last month, and they also dealt with several other issues before the meeting adjourned.
“The state will choose 15 cities (to receive this money),” mayor Willie Kerr [...]
Ambulance contract with city extended
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-In their first meeting of the new year held here Monday night, January 4, the Clay County Commission unanimously voted to extend the county’s current contract with the City of Celina to provide ambulance service to the county through July 1, 2011.
The one-year contract currently in place with the city [...]
Extension for Cherry will be considered at next meeting
CELINA-After the consideration of extending current Clay County schools director Donnie Cherry’s contract dominated the final school board meeting of 2009, the topic will again be considered here next week at the January 14 regular session, according to a meeting notice published in the January 6, 2010 edition of the HORIZON.
TOP STORY: Aldermen vote to build new city hall
By KEVIN DONALDSON
CELINA-Aldermen voted unanimously to construct a new city hall on city-owned property just off the square at their December meeting last week.
City officials had been weighing options since they took office in July, after the former building housing city hall and the Clay County Rescue Squad was destroyed by fire just three days [...]
Cherry gets positive, 5-3 vote on contract extension, but six votes apparently needed
By KEVIN DONALDSON
CELINA-School board members voted 5-3 last Thursday to extend schools director Donnie Cherry’s contract by two years, but after some research, apparently six “yes” votes were needed.
The 5-3 margin on the contract extension came on the third motion on that, after an earlier motion to wait until 90 days before his initial 18-month [...]
Clay Co. Rescue Squad gets land from Rogers Group to construct new building
CELINA-The Rogers Group last week finalized an agreement with the Clay County Rescue Squad that will allow the squad to post bids for construction of a new facility after their building and the Celina city hall was destroyed by fire earlier this year.
“The Rogers Group’s mission is to create opportunities for people to succeed, as [...]
UCHRA provides services to almost 5,000 people in county
CELINA-The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency in Clay County provides help to county residents that totals over $1.2 million in services, officials announced last week.
“The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency, Clay County office, has provided services to 4,900 individuals with $1.2 million being spent in the county,” said County Mayor Dale Reagan. “The UCHRA programs [...]
Director’s contract set to be discussed at meeting
CELINA-Schools director Donnie Cherry’s contract will be a topic of discussion at the December meeting of the school board, officials announced last Friday.
The board will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, December 10 at 6 p.m. in the board room of the central office.
Cherry was hired in January after a two-month search and several votes [...]
Celina officials still pondering possibilities on a new city hall
By KEVIN DONALDSON
CELINA-City officials here are still debating and gathering information on a new city hall location.
City government has been located on the square in the Eads building since the building that formerly housed city hall and the Clay County Rescue Squad was destroyed by fire in June, just three days after the city election.
Mayor [...]
Rare Occurrence at Dale Hollow Dam
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